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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jul 23, 2002
Pros: GREAT lens, fast AF, good manual control, tons of features
Cons: Some people may not like viewfinder
Summary: I recently purchased one of these cameras, replacing my trusty Dimage 7 that I'd owned for about 7 months. I really liked the D7 (if I didn't like it, I wouldn't have chosen the D7i as my next camera), but it did have some issues. AF was not as fast as ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 8, 2004
Pros: light weight and plenty of options.
Cons: Terrible focus problem along with a few other bugs.
Summary: I have had my Minolta for over a year now and have been disappointed. I bought this camera to take my free lance photography to a digital level. I looked around but since I had never owned a digital I really wasn't sure what I wanted. I saw the Minolta ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 13, 2004
Pros: Fairly simple controls, Easy Interface with PC
Cons: Poor craftsmanship, Iffy Picture Quality, Eats Batteries Like Candy
Summary: I had really been banking on the Manufacturer name for a quality camera but unfortunately... For the price it isn't bad but poor manufacturing materials, random picture quality and auto-focus with a mind of it's own will keep me from buying another ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 2003
Pros: Manual zoom is awesome, excellent photos, readily available batteries
Cons: Poor low-light performance, bulky, eats batteries.
Summary: I agree with most of the reviews I've read about the focus speed and overall ease of use given the amazing level of complex settings and tools that are potential to make use of. There are tons of settings that more advanced photographers can take ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 5, 2003
Pros: Great output! Super quality, feels good in the hands. great manual modes, great value.
Cons: can be confusing to a new user, onboard flash. 30 Sec bulb.
Summary: Like many others who have reviewed this camera, I am a long-time shutterbug raised on Canon AE's & Pentax K's , ME's and the like. Buying a digital camera has always been a desire but never practical for me because I, like other SLR shutterbugs, am a con ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 5, 2003
Pros: Great control over color, contrast, and exposure; Hot shoe, Continuous-drive mode
Cons: Price may be a factor for some
Summary: It's this time of the year again when you start thinking about the best digital gadgets on the market. This year, you will not let the season end without taking a look at the Minotal DIMAGE 7i. It is based on the DiMage 7. With 5.0-megapixel resolution ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 31, 2003
Pros: Choose between fully manual or auto operation. Nice low light viewfinder. Faster recycle between shots.
Cons: Too much noise at high ISO or low light situations.
Summary: This is my fourth digital camera. After a Mustek D800(a mistake!)and two Olympus cameras, a D-460 and a C-700z, I decided I needed more flexibility. The Dimage 7i offers completely manual operation of both shutter speed and apperature. Also the Auto ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 21, 2003
Pros: Image quality, Ease of use. Very well designed, great lens.
Cons: Eats batteries for dinner, Can't upgrade firmware.
Summary: This is the best camera I've ever used, but i'm new to the photography world, this is my first real camera. I love it in almost every way. I like how it feels like a real camera, not like a nikon (excluding the d100). I have taken about 1500 pics with ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 24, 2003
Pros: zoom lens, b/w and color filters,auto and manual focus, feature rich
Cons: battery life, occasional slow auto focus and shutter speed (my bad probably) in low light
Summary: The minolta dimage 7i is my first digital camera. I had never dealt with using a digital cam before this one. I love it!
I'm not to familiar with the technical talk of the photography world but I will tell you it's loaded with features!
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 17, 2003
Pros: Heaps of Features :)
Cons: Totally unreliable :(
Summary: The camera has heaps of features and offers lots of control which is great.
The wide angle is great also.
It feels good and picture quality and zoom are good.
Manual focus and zoom ring are good also.
Seems a bit unecessary having all ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 6, 2003
Pros: Manual zoom ring! Many SLR-like controls. Good lens. SLR-like feel
Cons: Batteries go a little fast. Bring along 2 or 3 sets of rechargables
Summary: I wanted to get a digital camera which felt like my old SLR but would allow me to overstep the whole film aspect of photography. A real SLR digital with interchangable lenses was still quite a bit out of reach due to the cost but with the Minolta ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 8, 2002
Pros: 28mm-200mm zoom,4xAA batteries,manual zoom,49mm filter thread,elec.viewfinder
Cons: none so far.
Summary: I have only recently purchased the Dimage7I, haveing read a number of reviews comparing it to it's predecessor the 7, and the problems that had been designed out. My previous digital camera was a Nikon coolpix 880, and after a year of use, decided to ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 7, 2002
Pros: Fabulous lens, great pictures, many "35mm pro" features
Cons: complex - steep learning curve
Summary: First off, mcaswell did a great review on this camera - and there's no point in repeating what was said. While I'm at it balidoy was unhappy with focus - I have had no such problems and possibly this is a misplaced 7 (not 7i) review?
Secondly, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 6, 2002
Pros: Lots of features.
Cons: Easy to produce bad pictures.
Summary: Compared with my previous camera (a Nikon Coolpix 950), I found this model very difficult to use and was often frustrated by its inability to focus - see under Problems for more details.
I have had it for over two months now and am running ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 26, 2002
Pros: Brilliant lenses, amazing features, SLR-like design, AA-battaries, huge zoom.
Cons: None discovered yet
Summary: I bought this wonderful camera through B&H around month ago with IBM microdrive 1Gb. Absolutely wonderful!
Zoom is huge, more than I expected to see - resolution is enough to print amazing letter-sized pictures on wall. Battery life is ok, just ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 12, 2002
Pros: Great 7x optical lens, lots of features.
Cons: No case or lens cap holder.
Summary: I really wasn't ready to pay this much for a camera. I wanted to spend about $3-4oo, but after reading forums and testing it out in the store I decided to step up to the plate and open my wallet. I'm so glad I did. I've been using it now for about 6 ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jul 21, 2004
Pros: Great lens, options/functionality, picture quality.
Cons: Built in flash, durability could be better.
Summary: I have had this camera for almost 2 years now and although I have had some problems (the main button falling off and the manual zoom mechanism breaking) I have still be very satisfied as it takes some seriously cool pictures. The sharpness is
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Mar 3, 2004
Pros: Good Operational Speed
Exellent Gamma
Best quality lenses - Leico Dikomar
Cons: Breakable connectors
Summary: Very happy with this camera for about 2 years. Did thousands of shots by Minolta Dimage 7. This camera was well designed. All buttons are easy accessable. Grate flexability to photographic conditions. Thanks to Minolta. Buy it to make some money on
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Feb 13, 2004
Pros: lots of features, good attempt
Cons: falls short of expectations. Battery life terrible.After few shots indicators drops fast.
Summary: auto focus is slow and unreliable especially in low light.Reliability of focus is about 80% effective. Does work well in bright light. Minolta accessory flash just passable. I am dissappointed as I had a Sony DSC70 and it was more reliable in focus and
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Dec 14, 2003
Pros: User Friendly, Amazing Zoom, Great Features
Cons: Slightly imperfect auto focus sometimes, short battery life.
Summary: I bought this camera last year and have taken some amazing photographs with it. If you are just beginning in the photography arena, but want a high end camera, then this is perfect for you. This camera will allow you to grow as a photographer. You can
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